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WHO chief opens assembly with push for 'historic' pandemic treaty

The COVID-19 pandemic brought into sharp focus many of the world's glaring inequalities in health care and access to products such as vaccines, therapeutics and tests.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus waves to delegates at the opening of the World Health Assembly.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus waves to delegates at the opening of the World Health Assembly. (AN/WHO)

As the World Health Assembly gears up in Geneva this week, global health experts say the year ahead could be make-or-break for future pandemic preparedness.

Negotiations will be held on a new pandemic accord and the legally binding international rules that nations must follow when responding to global health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic.

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